Synonyms for flare-up

Grammar : Noun

Spell : flair

Phonetic Transcription : flɛər

Définition of flare-up

Origin : "bright, unsteady light," 1814, from flare (v.), which led to the sense of "signal fire" (1883). Flares "flared trousers" is from 1964.

noun sudden outbreak

Example sentences :

The flare-up was kept inside the companion with a box of matches ready to hand.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

There has been a 'flare-up' about money between Cashel and him, and it is said he 'll lose the agency.
Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever

Wouldn't there be a flare-up if I just handed it over to the old maid?
Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 » by Various

The war had periods of flare-up and periods in which it seemed to be subsiding.
Extract from : « Watch the Sky » by James H. Schmitz

I did not notice all that when she burnt the flare-up just now.
Extract from : « The Ghost Ship » by John C. Hutcheson

The fire had been waiting for weeks for a match, and now the flare-up had come.
Extract from : « The Willoughby Captains » by Talbot Baines Reed

I wonder you didn't see the flare-up—it lighted the whole bay.
Extract from : « Poppy » by Cynthia Stockley

And the silly flame ran all over the table-cloth, and there was such a flare-up!
Extract from : « Nearly Bedtime » by H. Mary Wilson

“I came back on the first news of your flare-up,” said the newcomer.
Extract from : « The Three Brides » by Charlotte M. Yonge

What is the boss going to do about this flare-up with Bart Rufford?
Extract from : « The Taming of Red Butte Western » by Francis Lynde

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